Hammer holder



y 1958 E. s. JOHNSTON 2,835,944

HAMMER HOLDER Filed Nov. 5, 1954 INVENTOR Eu 5. JoHNs-rou United ratesPatent HAlVlMER HOLDER Eli S. Johnston, Fort Myers, Fla.

Application November 5, 1954, Serial No. 466,988

4 Claims. (Cl. 24-3) This invention relates to an improved hammer holderfor suspension from a garment worn by a user, as from the string of acarpenters nail apron.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simpler, morepractical, and more comfortable device of this kind, which is easily andquickly installed and removed, and which can be made in a rugged andserviceable form at extremely low cost.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention willbe apparent from the following description and the accompanyingdrawings, wherein, for purposes of illustration only, a specific form ofthe invention is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a hammer supported in a holder inaccordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the holder and an associatedstring of a carpenters nail apron;

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the illustrated holder is in theform of a body 16 of fiat bar material comprising a straight bightportion terminating at its opposite ends in legs 12. As illustrated inFigures 2 and 3, intermediate portions 13 of the legs are laterallyinwardly indented so as to define portions 14 which converge toward thefree upper ends 15 of the legs. The end portions 18 of the legs divergefrom each other toward the free ends 15, and are provided withtransversely aligned holes 20. As shown in Figure 4, the legs 12 curvelaterally outwardly and downwardly with respect to the upper end of theholder.

In suspending the holder on a nail apron A, the convex edges 19 of thelegs 12 are disposed toward the apron, so that the bight portion 10 isreached away from the apron, and the string S is passed through bothholes 20 and is tied, as indicated at K, around one of the legs 12.

With this arrangement, it is clear that the holder, and a hammer Hengaged therein, will be supported clear of the body of the user andwill not interfere with his freedom of movement.

A hammer H is installed in the holder by passing its handle 22downwardly through the holder until its head 24 rests upon the decliningedges 21 of the legs 12, close to the bight portion 10. The indentedportions 13 of the legs 12 keep the hammer head 24 at the down end ofthe holder and away from the body of 2,835,944 Patented May 27, 1958 thewearer of the device. It will also be noted that the declining edges 21of the holder legs advantageously serve to throw a hammer headdownwardly toward the lower end of the device whenever a hammer ishastily thrown into the holder.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hammer holder, a body comprising a bight portion terminating atits ends in upwardly curved legs having free upper ends, and means onthe upper ends of the legs for suspending the holder, said legsextending in a downward and outward direction with respect to the upperends of the legs, said legs having downwardly and laterally outwardlydeclining hammer head engaging edges.

2. In a hammer holder, a body comprising a bight portion terminating atits ends in upwardly curved legs having free upper ends, and means onthe upper ends of the legs for suspending the holder, said legsextending in a downward and outward direction with respect to the upperends of the legs, said legs having laterally inwardly indented portionsat points intermediate the ends of the legs, said indented portionsserving to prevent movement of a hammer head upwardly toward the upperends of the legs away from the bight portion of the holder body.

3. In a hammer holder, 2. body comprising a bight portion terminating atits ends in upwardly curved legs having free upper ends, and means onthe upper ends of the legs for suspending the holder, said legs havingupwardly divergent upper end portions provided with holes for receivingthe string of a carpenters nail apron.

4. In a hammer holder, a body comprising a bight portion terminating atits ends in upwardly curved legs having free uppers ends, and means onthe upper ends of the legs for suspending the holder, said legsextending in a downward and outward direction with respect to the upperends of the legs, said legs having laterally inwardly indented portionsat points intermediate the ends of the legs, said indented portionsserving to prevent movement of a hammer head upwardly toward the upperends of the legs away from the bight portion of the holder body, saidlegs having upwardiy divergent upper end portions above said indentedportions, said divergent upper end portions having means thereon foraccommodation of holder suspending means.

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